CVE-2011-1526

Summary

CVECVE-2011-1526
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-07-11 20:55:00 UTC
Updated2021-02-02 18:36:00 UTC
Descriptionftpd.c in the GSS-API FTP daemon in MIT Kerberos Version 5 Applications (aka krb5-appl) 1.0.1 and earlier does not check the krb5_setegid return value, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended group access restrictions, and create, overwrite, delete, or read files, via standard FTP commands, related to missing autoconf tests in a configure script.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-269

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 14 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 15 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 14 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 15 All All All
Application Mit Krb5-appl All All All All
Application Mit Krb5-appl All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.3 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.4 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.3 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.4 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 sp4 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 sp4 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 sp2 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 sp4 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 sp2 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 sp4 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 10 sp4 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 10 sp4 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 sp1 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:117 | Mandriva MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com Third Party Advisory
Support REDHAT www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2283-1 krb5-appl DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2011-005.txt CONFIRM web.mit.edu Patch, Vendor Advisory
73617 OSVDB www.osvdb.org Broken Link
MIT Kerberos krb5-appl FTP Daemon EGID Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security Advisory SA48101 - Red Hat update for krb5 - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2011:1169-1: important: krb5: fixed kdc SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:0050-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
711419 – (CVE-2011-1526) CVE-2011-1526 krb5, krb5-appl: ftpd incorrect group privilege dropping (MITKRB5-SA-2011-005) CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
FTP daemon fails to set effective group ID - CXSecurity.com SREASON securityreason.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:0010-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat update for krb5-appl - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:0042-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: krb5-appl-1.0.1-4.fc14 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: krb5-appl-1.0.1-7.fc15 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2012:0019-1: important: krb5-appl: Fixed SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Kerberos Applications GSS-API FTP Daemon Effective Group ID Privileges Security Issue - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:0018-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2012:0051-1: important: krb5-appl: Fixed SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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